Elongation vs Deflection - What's the difference?
elongation | deflection |
The act of lengthening, or the state of being lengthened; protraction; extension.
That which lengthens out; continuation.
The ratio of the extension of a material to the length of the material prior to stretching.
Removal to a distance; withdrawal; a being at a distance; distance.
The angular distance of a planet from the sun; as, the elongation of Venus or Mercury.
The act of deflecting or something deflected.
* 1918 , H. G. Wells, Joan and Peter
The deviation of a needle or other indicator from its previous position.
As nouns the difference between elongation and deflection
is that elongation is elongation while deflection is the act of deflecting or something deflected.elongation
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(en noun)deflection
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(wikipedia deflection)Alternative forms
* deflexion (British)Noun
(en noun)- The next morning Oswald stopped short in the middle of his shaving, which in his case involved the most tortuous deflections and grimacings.